A Kansas City mother looks for answers, a day after she had to bury her son on his 25th birthday.

Ezekiel Willie was last seen at a store near 28th Street and Brooklyn Avenue in 2014. His body was found a few weeks ago. It was in a wooded area not far from where he was reported missing.

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Police said he was killed.

His family said they struggled to understand what might have happened to him, saying he wasn’t the type of person to just disappear.

Renita Willie said she wants justice for her son.

“I know that vengeance is the Lord’s and that is what I want,” she said. “I want it done in that matter. I want it done by the Lord. I’m not going to come after you, but I’m going to send a whole lot of prayers after you. That’s what I want.”

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.